Paul Cezanne is a French artist. Born 19 January 1839 in Aix-en-Provence, France
Died 22 October 1906 (aged 67) in Aix-en-Provence, France
Nationality French
Influenced by Eugène Delacroix, Edouard Manet, Camille Pissarro, Georges Braque, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Arshile Gorky and Caziel Exhibitions and subjects
Cézanne had trouble getting his paintings displayed in the Salon des Rufuses. He submitted paintings for many years, but only with the help of a friend did the salon accept his work. Before 1895 Cézanne exhibited twice with the Impressionists (at the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874 and the third Impressionist exhibition in 1877). In 1895 he had his first solo exhibition. Even though he was famous and making a lot of money, Cézanne chose to work in increasing artistic isolation, usually painting in the south of France, in his beloved Provence, far from Paris.
He concentrated on a few subjects and was equally proficient in each of these genres: still lifes, portraits, landscapes and studies of bathers. For the last, Cézanne was compelled to design from his imagination, due to a lack of available nude models. Like the landscapes, his portraits were drawn from that which was familiar, so that not only his wife and son but local peasants, children and his art dealer served as subjects. His still lifes are at once decorative in design, painted with thick, flat surfaces, yet with a weight reminiscent of . The 'props' for his works are still to be found, as he left them, in his studio (atelier), in the suburbs of modern Aix.
One day, Cézanne was caught in a storm while working in the field. Only after working for two hours under a downpour he decide to go home; but on the way he collapsed. He was taken home by a passing driver. His old housekeeper rubbed his arms and legs to restore the circulation; as a result, he regained consciousness. On the following day, he intended to continue working, but later on he fainted; the model with whom he was working called for help; he was put to bed, and he never left it again. He died a few days later, on 22 October 1906. He died of pneumonia and was buried at the old cemetery in his beloved hometown of Aix-en-Provence.
At the age of ten Paul entered the Saint Joseph school in Aix. In 1852 Paul Cézanne entered the College Bourbon where he met and became friends with Émile Zola, who was in a less advanced class, as well as Baptistin Baille—three friends who would come to be known as the three musketeers. He stayed there for six years. In 1857 he began attending the Free Municipal School of Drawing in Aix, where he studied drawing under Joseph Gibert, a Spanish monk. From 1858 to 1861, complying with his father's wishes, Cézanne entered the law school of the University of Aix, while also receiving drawing lessons.
Paul Cezanne is a French artist.
Born 19 January 1839 in Aix-en-Provence, France
Died 22 October 1906 (aged 67) in Aix-en-Provence, France
Nationality French
Influenced by Eugène Delacroix, Edouard Manet, Camille Pissarro, Georges Braque, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Arshile Gorky and Caziel
Exhibitions and subjects
Cézanne had trouble getting his paintings displayed in the Salon des Rufuses. He submitted paintings for many years, but only with the help of a friend did the salon accept his work. Before 1895 Cézanne exhibited twice with the Impressionists (at the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874 and the third Impressionist exhibition in 1877). In 1895 he had his first solo exhibition. Even though he was famous and making a lot of money, Cézanne chose to work in increasing artistic isolation, usually painting in the south of France, in his beloved Provence, far from Paris.
He concentrated on a few subjects and was equally proficient in each of these genres: still lifes, portraits, landscapes and studies of bathers. For the last, Cézanne was compelled to design from his imagination, due to a lack of available nude models. Like the landscapes, his portraits were drawn from that which was familiar, so that not only his wife and son but local peasants, children and his art dealer served as subjects. His still lifes are at once decorative in design, painted with thick, flat surfaces, yet with a weight reminiscent of . The 'props' for his works are still to be found, as he left them, in his studio (atelier), in the suburbs of modern Aix.
One day, Cézanne was caught in a storm while working in the field. Only after working for two hours under a downpour he decide to go home; but on the way he collapsed. He was taken home by a passing driver. His old housekeeper rubbed his arms and legs to restore the circulation; as a result, he regained consciousness. On the following day, he intended to continue working, but later on he fainted; the model with whom he was working called for help; he was put to bed, and he never left it again. He died a few days later, on 22 October 1906. He died of pneumonia and was buried at the old cemetery in his beloved hometown of Aix-en-Provence.
At the age of ten Paul entered the Saint Joseph school in Aix. In 1852 Paul Cézanne entered the College Bourbon where he met and became friends with Émile Zola, who was in a less advanced class, as well as Baptistin Baille—three friends who would come to be known as the three musketeers. He stayed there for six years. In 1857 he began attending the Free Municipal School of Drawing in Aix, where he studied drawing under Joseph Gibert, a Spanish monk. From 1858 to 1861, complying with his father's wishes, Cézanne entered the law school of the University of Aix, while also receiving drawing lessons.